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Rivers: Fubara vows to probe ex-Gov.�Wike

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to set-up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate how the affairs of governance were conducted in the State before he assumed office. Fubara gave the hint at the swearing-in of the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Israel Iboroma, (SAN), at Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday. The Governor said he was bringing the Attorney-General on board at a critical time when there were lots of legal matters that needed to be tackled, with bravery and courage. He said, �Let me say…

Rivers Political Crisis: Gov. Fubara draws battle line, dares Wike�

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has shifted gears, standing up to his former boss-turned-rival, Nyesom Wike, after enduring months of political attacks. In the course of last week, Fubara used two occasions to fire shots at the immediate-past governor of the State, now minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the State House of Assembly. Recall that Fubara recently warned Wike not to mistake his calmness for weakness, signaling a new assertiveness. Despite implementing a peace agreement brokered by President Tinubu, Fubara clarified that it wasn’t a sign of…

Demolition: “Any land given at a time when FCT has no Minister is null, void” – Wike

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 Aminu Imam

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike has explained what transpired between him and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SNECOU Group Limited, Chief Nicholas Ukachukwu, who decried the demolition of his investment on 214 hectares of land in the Asokoro district of the nation�s capital. Recall that Ukachukwu had accused Wike of ordering the demolition without any court order despite pending valid two court orders from separate courts restraining him and the FCT administration from tampering with the property, claiming that the property was…

“How I plan on spending FCT�s N1.28tr Statutory Budget” ��Wike

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 Aminu Imam

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has explained how he plans on spending the FCT�s N1.28 trillion 2024 statutory budget. Wike disclosed that the N1.28 trillion will revolutionise infrastructure provision in the nation�s capital. The Minister stated this during a media chat with journalists in Abuja. According to him, the budget will not only cater for the provision of roads in the FCT but will also prioritise the healthcare and education sectors, as well as the Abuja metro line, amongst other projects. He said: �Frankly speaking, it…

SERAP sues Wike, Govs. over failure to account for alleged missing N40tr LGA allocations

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 Aminu Imam

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike, and governors of the 36 States have been sued over their failure to account for the alleged missing N40 trillion federal allocations meant for local governments in the states and the FCT. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed the lawsuit in Abuja on Friday. The suit followed the damning revelations by former president Muhammadu Buhari, who in December 2022 stated that �If the money from the Federation Account to the State is about N100m, N50m will be sent to…

�Demolition of poor people�s home major contributor to rising insecurity in FCT� � Concern Nigerians tells Wike�

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Aminu Imam

Convener of Concerned Nigerians and Human Rights Activist, Deji Adeyanju has blamed the demolition of shanties and poor people�s home for the rising insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The Convener, who berated the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike over rising insecurity, kidnapping, maiming and killings in Abuja, however called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in to tame the development. Adeyanju who reacted to the development in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said he is deeply alarmed and outraged by the rampant cases of kidnappings and…

�Enough is enough! It’s no longer business as usual� – Wike warns kidnappers terrorising Abuja

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 Aminu Imam

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed to deal with bandits and kidnappers terrorising the nation�s capital. This is as he commenced confidence-building visits to Area Councils in the Territory, declaring that security agencies would henceforth make it hot for bandits. Wike, who visited Bwari town, headquarters of Bwari Area Council, held a town hall meeting with the residents, traditional rulers, security, defence and intelligence personnel in the area and other stakeholders. He is expected to also visit other Councils in the coming days. At the…

Insecurity: “Don’t panic, Abuja, FCT is safe” – Wike assures residents

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Aminu Imam

… Says Press over-blowing crime happenings The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is taking steps to address security challenges affecting some sections of the territory. Wike gave the assurance while addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, before a closed-door emergency meeting with security agencies and other critical stakeholders in the FCT. Recall that there has been a spike in the abduction and killing of residents by bandits, especially in Kuje and Bwari Area Councils. The Minister, who acknowledged the challenges, urged residents not…

�When people cry over betrayal in politics, I drink good whiskey� – Wike

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 Aminu Imam

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says anyone who gets into politics should be prepared for betrayal. Speaking at a banquet he hosted in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital on Sunday, Wike said politics and betrayal �are from the same parents�. The immediate-past governor of Rivers said anyone who cries to him that they have been betrayed, after they are gone, he settles down to a good whiskey. �You must have shock absorbers; that�s the only way you can survive. That�s why some of you who are always crying�…

Rivers: Fubara-Wike political feud still persists despite Tinubu�s intervention

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 Aminu Imam

There appears to be no end in sight in the political fight between Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his erstwhile political godfather, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. According to reports, despite the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the political crisis in the State between Governor Fubara and Wike, it seems the fight between the duo is far from being over, according to political observers. The present relationship between Fubara and Wike could be described as that of a cat and dog,…